[PC] Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari) - "Cemetery" by Olimar12345

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Submission Information:
Series: Other
Game: Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari)
Console: PC
Title: Cemetery
Instrumentation Solo Piano
Arranger: Olimar12345

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[Olimar12345]

[Bespinben]

I'm sure you have a reason, but why did you not use a compound time signature? I don't see any straight rhythms anywhere to warrant 4/4 over 12/8.

(There's kind of a swing feel almost, if you'd rather take that route instead...)

[Latios212]

that's what I was thinking as well

[Olimar12345]

No reason in particular, that's just how I feel this piece should look. It has that 4/4 weight distribution of 1>3>4>2 going on that is unique to that time signature. I also find it easier to read the syncopation in measures like mm 8. Though, it definitely shouldn't be in swing, I believe.

OH NO MY TEMPO MARKING-WHERE'D IT GOOOOO

[Olimar12345]

Re-uploaded the files with the missing tempo marking and re-spaced the systems.

[DonValentino]

E minor?

[FireArrow]

E minor?

It switches between E minor and D minor every 2 measures then settles in C major (I think?) for the rest. Since the chords E minor, D minor, and C major are all in the C major scale, C major would make the most sense if you were to use a single key signature (I think?)

;3

[Olimar12345]

I intentionally put no key signature. Do you guys think it should be otherwise?

[FireArrow]

I'm no updater, but putting it in E minor/D minor wouldn't result in any less amount of accidentals or make it easier to read. The only "better" option I can think of would be to notate each key signature individually, which is arbitrary and obnoxious.

edit: I suppose you could put m1-12 in E minor and 13-20 in C major?

[Bespinben]

Just wanted to point out the Sebastion Wolff's arrangement of this is in E minor (and, consequently, spells the Ab as G#).

See Here

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[Olimar12345]

ECH that arrangement is awful. Anyway, after reevaluating it, I think it is fine without a key signature. Its a short enough piece that I don't think it matters, and a key change would be overkill, I feel (not to mention that it doesn't even harmonically function in E minor). And Ben, that Ab is the lowered fifth in the D half-diminished 7 chord, so I don't see the sense in making it a G#.

[DonValentino]

Eh, fine then. I that case, I'll accept it~~

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